7 Meal Prep Tricks To Try This Week

Here, you'll find basic dinner recipes that make enough leftovers to be repurposed into two entirely new meals! Get the recipes here.

Roasted vegetables are delicious, even in months when it feels too hot to turn on your oven. Make a big batch of 'em in the slow cooker, then add a serving to lunches and dinners all week long. Recipe here.

It's cheaper to buy nuts in bulk and grind them yourself than it is to buy pre-made peanut or almond butter. To make peanut or almond butter: Add 3 cups of your nut of choice to a food processor fitted with the blade attachment. Process until the nuts are totally ground and starting to form a paste at the bottom, about 3 to 5 minutes. Take the lid off, scrape the bottom and sides of the food processor, then process again, scraping the bottom and sides down every 2 to 3 minutes, until the nut butter is smooth and very spreadable, about 6 to 8 minutes after the first time you scrape down the bowl.

If you want, you can add salt or sweetener (I like honey), at the end, then process for another minute to combine. A teaspoon of salt and 3 tablespoons of honey will be enough for 3 cups of nuts. I also like to coarsely chop extra nuts and stir them in at the end!

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Pack one or two for breakfast or a snack, and you're good to go for the morning. Recipe here.